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In short, this is an excellent value at its price. If you are looking for features this is the one to buy.
There is no comparison in PQ to the Epson 6100. The Viewsonic is better, without question.
I watched Cars with the kids and wife. My 2 year old sat immersed in the film. He thought it was real. The colors were amazing, especially the reds. So much saturation, beautiful.
New bulbs will tend to be very bright, and wash out blacks. That said, the black levels are pretty good, and I expect they will be a tad better as the bulb breaks in. Not anywhere near the JVCs, but pretty damn good for this price. I may try a ND filter, undecided at this point... Sharpness is very, very good. Better than anything I have ever hung from the rafters!
My PJ had recent firmware, so no yo-yo. The iris seems a little slow compared to the Mistubishi HC6500 I looked at. The Mitsu does have a better Iris design. The Viewsonic is very acceptable.
The menu system is not great, but it is easy once you get the hang of it. You push left to go right sometimes, strange, but who cares once it is set up.
So far we love it. This is my 7th projector and I feel it is the best deal I have had on a PJ. Power everything, quiet, sharp, and ...
...cool! This projector makes very little heat juxtaposed to the DLPs I have had. In my old home I had to run A/C to view a complete movie without falling asleep. I had four ceiling A/C ducts in that home as the room was designed as a theater.
My new home has one duct, in the floor. I knew it would be an issue and had planned to add more. The cost was amazing. We have a new home built with webbed Ibeams to keep the cooling between the floors (We live in Oregon, green living is popular here / loving the new electric bills at half the cost of our old home even with 1000 more sf.) The floor need to come out in many sections to add the duct. Ouch. I am so glad this projector runs cool. We did not need the added expense.
This hobby is so rewarding, this morning my kids were jumping on the bed saying "Movie Dad, movie." Fun!
The bottom line: we love the projector. Amazing for the price, most reviews were favorable at $5000 MSRP. It is a steal at closeout pricing.
Bryan
In short, this is an excellent value at its price. If you are looking for features this is the one to buy.
There is no comparison in PQ to the Epson 6100. The Viewsonic is better, without question.
I watched Cars with the kids and wife. My 2 year old sat immersed in the film. He thought it was real. The colors were amazing, especially the reds. So much saturation, beautiful.
New bulbs will tend to be very bright, and wash out blacks. That said, the black levels are pretty good, and I expect they will be a tad better as the bulb breaks in. Not anywhere near the JVCs, but pretty damn good for this price. I may try a ND filter, undecided at this point... Sharpness is very, very good. Better than anything I have ever hung from the rafters!
My PJ had recent firmware, so no yo-yo. The iris seems a little slow compared to the Mistubishi HC6500 I looked at. The Mitsu does have a better Iris design. The Viewsonic is very acceptable.
The menu system is not great, but it is easy once you get the hang of it. You push left to go right sometimes, strange, but who cares once it is set up.
So far we love it. This is my 7th projector and I feel it is the best deal I have had on a PJ. Power everything, quiet, sharp, and ...
...cool! This projector makes very little heat juxtaposed to the DLPs I have had. In my old home I had to run A/C to view a complete movie without falling asleep. I had four ceiling A/C ducts in that home as the room was designed as a theater.
My new home has one duct, in the floor. I knew it would be an issue and had planned to add more. The cost was amazing. We have a new home built with webbed Ibeams to keep the cooling between the floors (We live in Oregon, green living is popular here / loving the new electric bills at half the cost of our old home even with 1000 more sf.) The floor need to come out in many sections to add the duct. Ouch. I am so glad this projector runs cool. We did not need the added expense.
This hobby is so rewarding, this morning my kids were jumping on the bed saying "Movie Dad, movie." Fun!
The bottom line: we love the projector. Amazing for the price, most reviews were favorable at $5000 MSRP. It is a steal at closeout pricing.
Bryan
If I unplug projector off the wall it helps (at least for a while, it didn't help with my earlier unit anymore). Is possible that a Blu-Ray player could do something like that? I had no problems with the first PJ until I got Sony-550 BD-player.
